Tuesday, March 3, 2009

GLOBAL WARMING IN A COOL CLEVELAND

In case you haven't noticed, it has been super cold in Cleveland this winter. Yesterday, I skipped my coat as I often do and regretted it about two seconds after I stepped outside. Being lazy (or as I like to think of it, an overwhelmed mom to a really active toddler and as long as she is wearing a coat, I figure I'm doing pretty well) I did without, but my hands were numb by the time I loaded the groceries in the car.

These cold temperatures mean I hear a chorus of 'What Global Warming' every time I bring up the topic of climate change. Whenever I hear that refrain, I picture a remake of those old 'Where's the beef' commercials Wendy's used to run.

However, one cold day does not refute all the data we have on climate change and Cleveland's own Micheal Scott, the Plain Dealer's environmental reporter, had a great article on this yesterday. If you don't have time to read the article, the picture below is worth a thousand worse. It's from the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) and shows that Cleveland is a cool spot in a world of unusally hot ones.

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TRANSITION TOWN PARMA SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

March 7th 2pm at Parma Snow Library (2121 Snow Rd) Viewing and Discussion of 'The End of Suburbia'

• March 28th (Saturday) 2-4 pm at Parmatown Foodcourt. Presentation on world food supply and climate change and discussion of local options for Parma. (A sign with Transition Town Parma will mark our table.)

• April 4th (Saturday) 2-4pm at Parma Snow Library (2121 Snow Rd.) Viewing of ‘Crude Awakening’ a documentary focusing on the economic and geopolitics of oil depletion. Discussion on the implications for Parma will follow film.

April 18th (Saturday) 3-5pm Free Climate Change Conference sponsored by Ohio Interfaith Power and Light (http://ohipl.org/). Email me at parmapowerdown AT gmail DOT com if you want to carpool!